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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 23

भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 23

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।
न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।

हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 2.23)

।।2.23।।शस्त्र इस शरीरीको काट नहीं सकते अग्नि इसको जला नहीं सकती जल इसको गीला नहीं कर सकता और वायु इसको सुखा नहीं सकती।

English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's

2.23 Why does It verily remain unchanged? This is being answered in, Weapons do not cut It, etc. Sastrani, weapons; na, do not; chindanti, cut; enam, It, the embodied one under discussion. It being partless, weapons like sword etc. do not cut off Its limbs. So also, even pavakah, fire; na dahati enam, does not burn, does not reduce It to ashes. Ca, and similarly; apah, water; na enam kledayanti, does not moisten It. For water has the power of disintegrating a substance that has parts, by the process of moistening it. That is not possible in the case of the partless Self. Similarly, air destroys an oil substance by drying up the oil. Even marutah, air; na sosayati, does not dry; (enam, It,) ones own Self. [Ast. reads enam tu atmanam, but this Self, in place of enam svatmanam.-Tr.]

English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

2.23 See Comment under 2.25

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary

2.23 - 2.24 Weapons, fire, water and air are incapable of cleaving, burning, wetting and drying the self; for, the nature of the self is to pervade all elements; It is present everywhere; for, It is subtler than all the elements; It is not capable of being pervaded by them; and cleaving, burning, wetting and drying are actions which can take place only by pervading a substance. Therefore the self is eternal. It is stable, immovable and primeval. The meaning is that It is unchanging, unshakable and ancient.

Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.23

Nainam cchindanti shastraani nainam dahati paavakah; Na chainam kledayantyaapo na shoshayati maarutah.

Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.23

na—not; enam—this soul; chhindanti—shred; śhastrāṇi—weapons; na—nor; enam—this soul; dahati—burns; pāvakaḥ—fire; na—not; cha—and; enam—this soul; kledayanti—moisten; āpaḥ—water; na—nor; śhoṣhayati—dry; mārutaḥ—wind